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The Mayor congratulates Raquel Martínez, the young writer from Lorca winning the VI National Contest on Large Families (28/12/2018)

The Mayor of Lorca, Fulgencio Gil, and the president of the Spanish Federation of Large Families, Benito Zuazu, received this morning Raquel Martínez, the young lorquina of 15 years winner of the VI National Contest of Tales about large families, convened by the Spanish Federation of Large Families (FEFN) with the sponsorship of BBVA.

Fulgencio Gil has indicated that "the VI contest was convened in June under the title" Stories of a great family "and there were two categories, one for children from 10 to 12 years old, and another juvenile, for children from 13 to 15 years, being in this last category in which Raquel Martínez has been proclaimed winner with her story "A Hope in Auschwitz." This story tells the story of a Jewish family that is brutally beaten by World War II. valued the quality of the writing, the intensity of the plot and the definition of the story.Raquel has always loved reading and was inspired for his story in several writings on the Jewish people and the Holocaust that he read at the institute ".

The Mayor of Lorca stressed that "from the Lorca Consistory we want to congratulate Raquel Martínez, and his family, for the prize he has won and we encourage him to continue writing such emotional stories as" A hope in Auschwitz ", as well as to Do not stop writing and continue using literature to share your stories, stories with which we are sure you will achieve great successes in your life. "

Gil added that "competitions such as this organized by the FEFN are helping to awaken interest in reading and writing precisely among the youngest." From the City Council we are encouraging the habit of reading and written composition at younger and younger ages since it is a bet of great value for the education of the next generations of Lorca. "

In this edition have received more than 70 stories about real or fictional stories, written by children from 10 to 15 years of almost all regions of Spain: Community of Madrid, Basque Country, Valencian Community, Andalusia, Murcia, Castilla y León, Asturias, Catalonia, Cantabria, Castilla-La Mancha, Galicia, Aragon, Ceuta, Navarra and the Balearic Islands, children of large families associated with any of the Associations integrated in the Spanish Federation of Large Families.

The prize for this lorquina has been a BBVA Blue Youth account with a balance of 500 euros so that this young writer can start managing her savings.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca

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